Weekly Dispatch · 27 September 2026
The week travelled well
The first team hasn't played since Sevilla, and it was still a full week. Most of the players away with their national teams came back with something to show for it, and the Femení and Barça Atlètic kept winning. The club Assembly's vote on a Babylon Park entertainment centre at Camp Nou, though, left the board's compliance checks unpublished.
Read the full issueBarça's patterns travelled into international football.
- 01Barça's attackers kept scoring on international dutyLamine Yamal and Anthony Gordon scored on opposite sides at Wembley, and Dani Olmo, Raphinha and Karim Adeyemi all set up goals for their countries. It was a harder week for the club's under-21 internationals.Open topic
- 02A rotated Barça Femení won at Logroño, and a 15-year-old made historyBarça Femení won 2–0 away to Logroño United with a starting XI averaging 22, and Mayssa Baha, 15, became the youngest scorer in the women's team's official history. Aitana Bonmatí also played her first minutes of the season.Open topic
- 03Barça Atlètic didn't miss their four internationalsBarça Atlètic beat Peña Sport, from Navarra, 4–0 with four players away on international duty and have still not conceded a league goal. It took patience against a five-man defence, and Shane Kluivert's arrival from the bench made the difference.Open topic
- 04Barça's early goals are covering careless defendingBarça have been ahead for more than three-quarters of their league minutes this season and behind for about ten. Most of the goals they have conceded came after they had already taken the lead.Open topic
- 05The board should publish its Babylon Park checksThe club's member delegates approved a 25-year licence for a family entertainment centre run by the indoor theme-park company Babylon Park at Camp Nou, the closest vote of the Assembly. The board says its compliance checks found nothing wrong, and it should publish them.Open topic
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